So far in 2012 it is closer to one in two.
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So I am listing them here for you today.
You can tell from the ratings which ones I have enjoyed best.
The list is a mixture of current, published in 2012, favourite authors, and classics. Some are British by setting, rather than British-born author.
- 4.6, BELIEVING THE LIE, Elizabeth George
- 4.6, THE HOUSE AT SEA'S END, Elly Griffiths
- 4.8, THE HANGING SHED, Gordon Ferris
- 4.5, A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES, Ruth Rendell
- 4.5, THE FALLS, Ian Rankin
- 4.5, GRAVE STONES, Priscilla Masters
- 4.6, TAKEN AT THE FLOOD, Agatha Christie
- 4.6, WINGS OVER THE WATCHER, Priscilla Masters
- 4.6, LYING DEAD, Aline Templeton
- 4.6, THE HOLLOW, Agatha Christie
- 4.3, GIDEON'S NIGHT, John Creasey (aka J.J. Marric)
- 4.5, THE LIMPOPO ACADEMY OF PRIVATE DETECTION, Alexander McCall Smith
- 5.0, GONE, Mo Hayder
- 4.3, A LILY OF THE FIELD, John Lawton
- 4.4, SPARKLING CYANIDE, Agatha Christie
- 4.4, WITCH HUNT, Ian Rankin
- 4.6, THE BEST MAN TO DIE, Ruth Rendell
- 4.4, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS, Imogen Robertson
- 4.5, DEATH OF AN EXPERT WITNESS, P.D. James
- 4.4, THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS, Eric Ambler
- 4.5, DEAD IN THE WATER, Aline Templeton
- 4.7, DEATH COMES AS AN END, Agatha Christie
- 4.3, THE CASE OF THE POISONED CHOCOLATES, Anthony Berkeley
- 4.4, BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, S.J. Watson
- 4.4, THE RESURRECTION MEN, Sara Fraser
- 4.6, THE VAULT, Ruth Rendell
- 4.2, STEPS TO HEAVEN, Wendy Cartmell
- 3.5, OUR KIND OF TRAITOR, John Le Carre
- 4.2, TOWARDS ZERO, Agatha Christie
- 4.2, THE ANATOMY OF GHOSTS, Andrew Taylor
- 4.0, Some Agatha Christie Short Stories
- 4.4, CROOKED HOUSE, Agatha Christie
- 4.8, CHELSEA MANSIONS, Barry Maitland
- 4.6, A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, Agatha Christie
- 4.6, LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER, Aline Templeton
- 4.2, THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD, Agatha Christie
- 4.5, A ROOM FULL OF BONES, Elly Griffiths
- 4.7, THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD, Ian Rankin
- 4.3, ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN, Simon Wood
- 4.1 THE KILLINGS ON JUBILEE TERRACE, Robert Barnard
- 4.4, MRS McGINTY'S DEAD, Agatha Christie
- 5.0, COP TO CORPSE, Peter Lovesey
- 4.5, THE HOUSE OF SILK, Anthony Horowitz
- 4.5, THE HEADHUNTERS, Peter Lovesey
- 4.6, THE CROWDED GRAVE, Martin Walker
- 4.5, THE CORONER, M.R. Hall
- 4.2, DRY BONES, Margaret Mayhew
- 3.7, CLASSIC DETECTIVE STORIES, read by Edward Hardwicke
- 4.5, LONG TIME COMING, Robert Goddard
- 5.0, THE GLASS ROOM, Ann Cleeves
4 comments:
I really enjoyed seeing your list and what I've read on them! I just left a comment on your Peter Lovesey post, since I hadn't read it yet (nor the book). I'm delighted it rated a 5 from you. I'm also working my way through Ann Cleeves, though reading the Jimmy Perez series first. You are really enjoying Vera Stanhope also, so I think I have the first one in that series also.
I have The Impossible Dead lined up to read shortly, it's fun to see the quality of writing is keeping up in the series, even with a different detective. I'm excited that Rebus is back in the next one in the series, too, and Siobhan Clarke. It will be interesting to see them all relating to one another!
I LOVE British Crime fiction. What a GREAt list - and quite a few I'm not familiar with ..... so let the Reading begin :)
I love your list and seeing what books and/or authors I've read. I seem to, by default, read a lot of British authors as well. I'd love to join this challenge if it comes up again for the new year!
I enjoy when you share your lists. Lots of AgathaC, I have only read And Then There were None.
I haven't read Ian Rankin before but really want to.
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